Darjeeling Gold Cup

All India Darjeeling Gold Cup, also known as All India Brigade of Gorkha's Gold Cup Football Tournament, or simply GTA Chairman's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Darjeeling and organized by the Indian Darjeeling Gorkha Hills Sports Association (DGHSA). The tournament debuted in 1975.[1] Apart from some top clubs from Calcutta Football League West Bengal, clubs from other Indian states also participated in the tournament.

Darjeeling Gold Cup
Organising bodyDarjeeling Gorkha Hills Sports Association
Founded1975 (1975)
RegionIndia
Number of teams13
Current championsEast Bengal (R) (5th title)
Most successful team(s)East Bengal (5 titles)

All matches are held at Gorkha Stadium in Darjeeling.

Results
List of Darjeeling Gold Cup Finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Ref.
1975 Mohun Bagan –
1976 East Bengal & Mohun Bagan (joint winners)
1977 George Telegraph SC –
1978 Eastern Railway FC & Premier Tyres (Kochi) (joint winners)
1979 Mohun Bagan –
1980 BSF Jalandhar –
1981 East Bengal –
1982 East Bengal & Mohun Bagan (joint winners)
1983 Nepal Nepal XI –
1984 Mohammedan SC –
1985 East Bengal –
2010 Army XI 2–0 Southern Samity [2]
2011 Tata Football Academy – United Sikkim FC [3]
2014 ONGC FC 5–0 Dalhousie AC [4]
2018 East Bengal (R) 0–0, (3–1 p) Mohammedan SC [5]

References
  1. kishanharijan (26 September 2021). "The Legacy of Sports in the Darjeeling hills". darjeelingheritage. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. "Club Diaries". Southern Samity. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. "Kolkatafootball.com, 14th darjeeling gold cup 2014". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. "ONGC wins over Dalhousie Athletic Club of Kolkata". thestatesman.com. The Statesman (India). 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. Dey, Sayak Dipta. "East Bengal Reserves crowned Champions of GTA Chairman's Gold Cup : A Rewind". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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